Hootenanny 2015 — Day 12

You made it! Day 12 of this outta hand crazy what were they thinking oh no they went ahead with it anyway nutso event! It’s like the Hootenanny just flings by lickety-split, but we’ve had a fantabulous time, have we not? Even with the wreck that used to be this house, the piles of pizza boxes and eggnog containers, the candy canes and tinsel strewn all over everything — we’ve loved every minute, and we hope you have, too. Once this is over, I’m sending the crew to the movies where they’ll all probably cosplay Star Wars and eat tons of popcorn and M&Ms. Jove and I, however, are going to take some naps. Somehow. I’m sure there’s a couch under here somewhere.

Tuckered out! Until he gets some eggnog and chocolate…

So thanks, publishers and authors, for your donations that have helped make this holiday season festive and fun. And thanks to all of you, for your participation. All of you make this possible, and we are so very glad to be a part of it.

You know the drill. Leave a comment here to get in on the day’s goodies. Make sure you include your email address in the fill-out form, but not in the comment body. It’s all about sharing the luv and protecting you from spambots.

We close the drawing here at the blog and at Rafflecopter at 10 PM EST US (world clock) at which point we get right on drawing those names. We notify you via email and post the winners right here on the blog. If you see your name here but you don’t have an email, check your spam filter. We give the books away in the order in which they appear. First name drawn gets the first book, second the second, and so on.

AUTHORS/PUBLISHERS, if you’re listed today, please don’t enter the drawing. That’s just craziness. 🙂 We have delineated where an author/publisher will ship a paperback or other goodies. If there is no delineation, that author/publisher will ship anywhere.

It’s the last day to sign up for our Rafflecopter giveaways, too. You only need to enter that once, so if you haven’t, here’s your chance. It ends tonight at 10 PM EST US. Click the reindeer below:

Hope you had a merry little bookfest
Hope your heart is light
From now on, our reading will be out of sight

Hope you had a merry little bookfest
And your Yuletide’s GAY!
From now on, your troubles will be miles away

Here we are with all our eggnog
All the eggnog, have some more
Awesome books that are dear to us
We gather near to us once more

Through the years we all will be together
If the elves allow
So raise a shining glass and toast the crazy crowd
And hope you had a merry little bookfest now

Through the years we all will be together
I think the elves will allow
So raise a shining glass and toast the crazy crowd
And have yourself a merry little Christmas now!

And now, behold. The offerings for our final day of this year’s funfest! Good luck!

CARSEN TAITE– Winner Ekezes
Carsen has a PAPERBACK (US only) or EBOOK) of her most recent release, Reasonable Doubt. After a tumultuous career as a criminal defense attorney, Ellery Durand enjoys life without tales of drugs, death, and double-crossing. Until she wakes up one morning to find her bank accounts frozen, her face on the front page, and the peace she’s come to treasure shattered in the wake of an FBI investigation, headed by behavioral analyst Sarah Flores. All signs indicate attorney Durand is somehow involved in a terrorist plot…or is she? And why would Sarah be attracted to her? What’s the truth? Win it and find out!

KC RICHARDSON– Winners Tippi and Helen
TWO WINNERS!!!! KC has two copies of New Beginnings for two lucky winners. EBOOK or PAPERBACK (US only for paperback). Jordan has vowed never to give her heart away again after her partner cheated on her. Until Kirsten enters her life. But Kirsten’s dealing with the dissolution of her marriage to a man, and her reawakened attraction to women — especially Jordan — seems to be easing her heartache. Can they get it together? Win and find out!

LIZ McMULLEN and SHELIA POWELL– Winner April M
Liz has an EBOOK copy of the first novel in the Finding Home series ready for reading! Firestarter Kayla Cruise has been kicked out of another foster home and she’s back at the railroad tracks where she always finds solace. Surprisingly, a woman shows up there as an apparition, offering something Kayla had been longing for all her life: a forever home. Tia Keating runs a group home for teens with special gifts — gifts like the ones Kayla has spent years running from. But evil is stalking Kayla and her new family, and it threatens a burgeoning relationship that Kayla doesn’t quite understand, as well as the only true family she has ever known. Kayla’s going to fight back. Will she succeed? Win it and see!

CATHERINE LANE– Winners Tammy Abraham and Cindy Rizzo
TWO WINNERS ALERT! Catherine has TWO EBOOKS ready to go of The Set Piece. Smart and athletic, Amy Kimball should have it all, but her life’s in a tailspin. She’s working two menial jobs to make ends meet, barely a paycheck away from financial disaster, and women aren’t exactly lining up at her door. Enter soccer star Diego Torres, who’s keeping a big secret: he’s gay. Amy jumps at the chance to act as Diego’s fake fiancée, even though it means signing her life away in a non-disclosure agreement. On the surface, the job couldn’t be better: the money’s great; the living accommodations are luxurious, and she gets to watch her favorite soccer team from the players’ box at the stadium. But Diego’s manager is sleazy and Amy has to constantly lie, which is difficult when she finds herself attracted to Casey Palmer, Diego’s assistant. Will Amy watch from the sidelines, or will she find the courage to get back into the game? Win it and see!

ASHLEY BARTLETT– Winner Marie Foose
3-PACK ALERT! One lucky winner will be getting Ashley’s Dirty trilogy in EBOOK. Dirty Sex — Vivian Cooper and twins Reese and Ryan DiGiovanni stole a lot of money and the guy they took it from wants it back. Like now. Dirty Money — Vivian Cooper and Reese DiGiovanni just found out that falling in love is hard. It’s even harder when you’re running for your life. Dirty Power — Cooper’s been through hell and back, and she’s still broke and on the run. But at least she found the twins. They’ll keep her alive. Right?

GENTA SEBASTIAN – Winners Melanie, Kait Roe, Pat H, and elouisedoss
FOUR WINNER ALERT! Genta has 2 signed PAPERBACKS (US only) and 2 EBOOKS of her latest YA novel, A Man’s Man. “It’s like this, see. My dad’s a fag, his boyfriend’s a queer, and I think I might be gay. I mean, I think it’s catching or something.” When thirteen year old R.J. decides to turn his dad straight, unintended consequences mess everything up. To make things right he will have to figure out for himself what it means to be A Man’s Man.

BLYTHE RIPPON– Winner CJ Murphy
Blythe’s got an EBOOK copy of her debut novel, Barring Complications. A timely romance, it’s an open secret that the newest justice on the Supreme Court is a lesbian. So when the Court decides to hear a case about gay marriage, Justice Victoria Willoughby must navigate the press, sway at least one of her conservative colleagues, and confront her own fraught feelings about coming out. ­­
Just when she decides she’s up to the challenge,­­ she learns that the very brilliant, very out Genevieve Fornier will be lead counsel on the case.
Genevieve isn’t sure which is causing her more sleepless nights: the prospect of losing the case, or the thought of who will be sitting on the bench when she argues it.

FAY JACOBS– Winner Samantha Luce
Fay’s got a PAPERBACK of the often hilarious, sometimes poignant Time Fries: Aging Gracelessly in Rehoboth Beach. The author of the trilogy of humorous memoirs As I Lay Frying, Fried & True and For Frying Out Loud returns with more wise and witty recollections about contemporary life in general and more specifically life in Rehoboth Beach, a small resort town on the Delaware Coast. This time she grapples with technology, the insanity that is prescription advertising, downsizing (personal and real estate), readying herself for retirement, and not acting her age. Come along!

LAINA VILLENEUVE – Winner Kay O
Laina has a paperback copy (US ONLY) of Such Happiness as This. Robyn Landy is ready to have her happily-ever-after with someone who can appreciate her for who she is. Too bad Grace Warren seems to be focused on what she could be. Both find themselves wondering how much one should compromise for love.

DIANE MARINA– Winner Wilma
Diane Marina is offering ebook copies of her novel, How Still My Love, and her short story, Imperial Hotel.

In How Still My Love, Beth Anders is just fine with her single life. Or so she thinks until the young, vivacious and sexy Toni Vincent enters her life. In one moment, Toni quickly unlocks Beth’s heart and the two women plan a future together. But when Beth learns that Toni may not want the same type of happy ending she had in mind, fate steps in yet again to steal her happily-ever-after. Toni wants things that Beth might not be able to provide.

When an interested new woman steps into the picture, chaos erupts. Can Beth fix things before it’s too late, or will she lose Toni forever? Travel with Beth on this funny and heartbreaking journey to true love.

LAYCE GARDNER and SAXON BENNETT– Winner Karen
Layce and Saxon are at it again with an EBOOK of their first Jamie Bravo caper mystery, Worst in Show. After getting downsized from her job, Jamie Bravo takes an online course: Become a Private Detective in Only Three Weeks. She prints up ten thousand business cards, buys a trench coat and a fedora and hangs out her shingle. Her first job is to go undercover in the Midwest’s biggest dog show to find out who is dognapping the contestants. Jamie Bravo is also searching for love. Her ex-girlfriend Veronica thinks they are still together. Her new friend, homicide detective London Wells, is sexy and suave—she wants Jamie in her bed. And Gloria Lambrusco is the second grade teacher Jamie wants to bring home to mom. All of that and more if you win!

KATE McLACHLAN– Winner ameliahfaith
Get your holiday on with Lambda finalist Kate! She’s got a PAPERBACK (US) or EBOOK copy of her holiday romance, A Christmas Crush. Jazzy’s Fresh Christmas Trees is Jasmine Oliver’s last ditch attempt to rescue the family finances and send her little sister to college. What she didn’t do was check out the competition: SleepSafe Youth, Darcy Gabriel’s baby and her way of paying back the help she received as a homeless teen. The charity she established gives homeless kids a safe place to sleep, and SleepSafe’s annual Christmas tree sale is the organization’s biggest fundraising event of the year. When Jasmine learns that SleepSafe’s Christmas tree lot is only a block away from her own, she turns her dismay and anger into determination and vows to give SleepSafe a run for its money. Sparks fly between Jasmine and Darcy as they compete for the Christmas tree business. Before long, sparks of a different sort fly, and they find themselves experiencing a Christmas they’ll never forget.

BRIDGET ESSEX – Winner kbrodland
Bridget’s gettin’ her holiday on BIG-TIME this year. She’s got an EBOOK of A Wolf for the Holidays novella ready for download! Mandy’s lackluster girlfriend gifted her a rescue dog from a shelter that looks a heck of a lot like a wolf. That just happens to be a werewolf, but Mandy doesn’t realize it until she’s woken up in the middle of the night by a naked woman in her apartment in the process of stealing some clothes. Paige’s sister, also a shapeshifter, is still at the shelter, and can’t shift because she’ll be found out. So Paige needs help with her rescue. Will Mandy do it? Win and see!

ANDI MARQUETTE– Winner Sarah Bridget
MOAR HOLIDAY! Andi’s got a PAPERBACK or EBOOK for one winner today of her reboot of Dickens’ classic tale. Executive Robin Preston has dedicated her life to climbing the corporate ladder, using whatever means necessary. In the shark-infested culture at Frost Enterprises, anything goes, and Robin is a master at the game. On the verge of a major promotion, Robin receives a strange visit from Agent Elizabeth Tolson of the Bureau of Holiday Affairs, who informs Robin that, though Robin may be a lost cause, the Bureau has scheduled her for intervention. Robin will receive three visitors in the two weeks before Christmas, who will escort her on visits to her past, present, and future. Can Robin get it together and face her past? Can she open her heart to possibility and maybe even love? Win and see!

CAREN J. WERLINGER– Winner Nancy Kaufman
Caren has an EBOOK or PAPERBACK (US only) of Cast Me Gently rarin’ to get into a winner’s hot little hands. Teresa Benedetto and Ellie Ryan couldn’t be more different, at least on the surface. Teresa still lives at home. As much as she loves her boisterous Italian family, she feels trapped by them and their plans for her life. Their love is suffocating her. Ellie has been on her own for years, working hard to save up enough to live her dream of escaping from Pittsburgh to travel the world. Except leaving isn’t that simple when she knows her brother is out on the streets of the city somewhere, back from Vietnam, but not home. When Teresa and Ellie meet and fall in love, their worlds clash. Ellie would love to be part of Teresa’s family, but they both know that will never happen. Sooner or later, Teresa will have to choose between the two halves of her heart—Ellie or her family. Set in 1980, the beginning of the Reagan era and the decline of Pittsburgh’s steel empire, Cast Me Gently is a classic lesbian romance.

EMILY BYRNE – Winner abbysadie
Emily’s a contributor to this anthology, and she’s got a PAPERBACK (US or CANADA) or EBOOK available. First: Sensual Lesbian Stories of New Beginnings. Dive into these fifteen sizzling tales of lesbian love and romance and experience the wonder, the joy, and the magic of new beginnings. Hit the link for the contributors’ list.

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Well the rescue elves are shaking their heads at my gift choices for the wife. Shovels, garden shears, a flame thrower (well its a torch to burn weeds), and of course after a trip to Homo Depot- TOOLS. I know quiet the romantic I am. (I think they are just jealous) So now to wrap. How the hell do you wrap a flame thrower? Well hopefully when she doesn’t burn the new house down with it, but the rescue elves have decided to park the fire truck out front. Bring out the eggnog and grab the mason jar of moonshine, this could be beyond fun or a total disaster! Happy Hootenanny!!!!

Thank you so much for this wonderful awesome abfab event. Here in the Netherlands a couple of hours of work left today and tomorrow. Starting the 24th around 14.00 I’ll actually have 11 days off for the first time in years. Great timing I think.
I wish you everything you wish for and a magical, healthy and adventurous 2016!

This has been such a fun hootenanny. You’ve made the holidays much merrier and brighter. The books have definitely made them sexier too. 🙂 I went to buy the Lesbi Zombie book today and was thrilled to see it’s a kindle unlimited selection. So, it’s kind of like I won. 🙂 Seriously though, you merry elves, publishers, authors, page members, commenters, carolers, etc have all made this a a great time. Thanks for letting me hang and enjoy the merriment. Merry Christmas and happy holidays to all. Happy reading, writing, good timing and to all a groovy night.

Ya’ll have done an incredible job this year. I don’t know of another contest like this so it’s memorable for that alone. Thanks for not only having the Hootenanny each year but growing it as well into a positive extravaganza!

Thanks to all the donors. Can’t wait for next year when I will be able to donate my debut novel, being published in April by Sapphire. To those who celebrate it: Happy/Merry Christmas (I’ve been in the USA 26 years and it still comes more naturally to me to say Happy, rather than Merry; guess I’m a slow learner.) Happy New Year to all.

-All good things must come to an end….sigh*
A HUGE “Thank You” to all you hard working elves, authors, and publishers for allowing us avid readers to take part in this fantastic event.
-We’re wishing you Happy Holidays and all the best for the New Year ahead!!
-Cheers!!

Holy shek! Last day already. THANK YOU to all the authors, publishers, elves, Jove, Andi and the rest of the women at Women and Words for all the work and generosity putting this together. I don’t know about the rest of the partiers but I’ve got about 75 new books on my ‘check it out list’. That’s the other great thing about Hootenanny, finding books and authors you haven’t heard about.

BUMMER! We closed the drawing 20 minutes ago, at 10 PM EST US time. But do keep hanging out at Women and Words, because we frequently offer free books courtesy of many of the authors who write them. Happy Holidays!

Oh, MAJOR bummer, Amanda! We closed the drawing (both Rafflecopter and the Hootenanny) at 10 PM EST US, which was an hour ago. But do come back to Women and Words because we feature lots of guest authors throughout the year who do giveaways. 😀